Button-badge fastener.



No..729,6-'71. P'ATBNT-EDJUNB 1903;

i 0; A. RUSSELL. 1

BUTTON BADGE FASTENER.

' APPLICATION mum mm: a. 1901" N0 MODEL.

NITED STATES I Patented June 2, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

BUTTON-BADGE FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 729,671, dated June 2,1903. Application filed June 8, 19bi Serial No. 63,777. (No model.)

- It is there seen that the flange g of the fas- To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. RUSSELL, a

citizen of the United States, residing atProvideuce, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Button-Badge Fasteners, of which the following isa specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawings.

Like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a buttonbadge provided with my improvedfastening device. Fig. 2 is a diametrical section of my invention asseen on line 00 a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of saidinvention with the fastening-slide in position when the badge is aboutto be insertedin the buttonhole ot' the garment. Fig. 4 is a rearelevation of a modified form of said invention with the fastening-slideextended in'wearin g position. Fig. 5 is a diametrical section of thesame as seen on line y y of Fig. 4.

My invention relates to the fastening means of that class of badgeshaving a shank which passes through the buttonhole of a coat or othergarment; and it consists of the novel construction and combination ofthe several parts, as hereinafter particularly described, andspecifically set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, A is the button-badge, of any desired size, contour,and ornamentation.

B is the shank, projecting centrally from the back of the badge at aright angle. This shank B has its two ends aand b bent at right angles,one end, or, extending along and soldered or otherwise secured to theback of the badge A and the other end, I), extendingin the oppositedirection and at a right angle with the shank 13, all as plainlyillustrated in Fig. 2. The end a. of the shank B terminates in a sharpprong or point 0, extending from the tip of the end 0t ata riglit anglethereto. The end I) of the shank B has an aperture cl, the shape ofwhich is shown in Fig; 3, where it is seen that said aperture has itsopposite edges slightly approaching each other, as at e. Afastening-slide O has its outer (upper) end made with a curved lip fandits inner (lower) end made with a flange g,which extends therefrom at anangle. The width of the fastening-slide in relation to the other partsis indicated in Fig. 3 by the parallel dotted lines.

toning-slide C exceeds in length the width of the aperture (1, andtherefore the ends of said flange g are slightly recessed to enable saidflange g to overlie the part Z) of theshank B. The shank B has anopening through which the fastener O is inserted, as indicated in thesectional views, Figs. 2 and 5, and it is thus evident that saidfastener O is mounted slidably in position, because it is supported insaid aperture of the shank B and by its flange g, which passes throughthe aperture d of the part b of the shank B, and is held thereto by theoverlying ends of said flange g.

In Figs. 4 and 5 the construction is slightly modified. Instead ofhaving the part b of the shank B made with an interior aperture (1 and aclosed outer end, as in Fig. 3, the parts I) b of the shank are spreadapart, with curved ends turned outwardly, and there is a central opening01', as shown in Fig. 4. In this case the fastening-slide C has thecurved lip f, as before; but the flange g is bent, as shown in Figs. 4and 5. The recessing of the flange g is plainly seen in Fig. 4 at h 72,.The slide 0 is confined to a longitudinal movement and prevented fromdisplacement, as already explained, by means of the curved lip f and theflange As shown in Fig. 4, the edges of the opening d approach eachother, as at e.

In attaching the badge to the garment the slide is moved to the positionshown in Fig. 3, and the part with the slide thereon, as also thecentral portion of the shank, which is at a right angle with the back ofthe badge A, is inserted through the buttonhole of the garment. As theback surface of the badge comes into contact with the face of the cloththe pin or prong c of the part a penetrates the cloth, and so preventsthebadge from anyrotary or lateral movement when in wearing position.The fastening-slide O is then moved into the extended position showninFig. 2, thus securing the badge in place.

The locking of the slide C in wearing position results from thenarrowing of the aperture diofthe part b of the shank B," as at c, Fig.3, where the flange g is just of a size to pass said narrow place of theopening with considerable frictional contact, as will be readilyunderstood by an examination of Fig. The same principle is involved inthe modified form of the device shown in Figs. 4: and 5. The spreadingof the ends I), as in Fig. 4, is useful as giving a wider contact of thefastening means with the back face of the garment, so tending to preventany rocking or oscillating movement.

I claim as a novel and useful invention and desire to secure by LettersPatent 1. The combination of a badge, a shank extending therefrom to therear and provided with an aperture and bent at its outer end at a rightangle, said end being also made with an aperture, and a slide mountedmovably in the first-named aperture and having a flange extendingtherefrom at an angle and which passes through the second-namedaperture, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of a badge, a shank extending therefrom to the rearand provided with an aperture and bent at its outer end at a rightangle, said end being also made with an aperture, and a slide mountedmovably in the first-named aperture and having a flange end terminatingin a flange extending therefrom at an angle and .which passes throughthe second-named aperture but provided with overlying ends,substantially as specified.

4. The combination of a badge, a shank extending therefrom and providedwith an aperture and having at one end. a portion bent at an angle whichis united to the back of the badge and terminates in a prong, and alsohaving at its opposite end a portion bent at a right angle and extendingin a direction opposite to the first-named portion and provided with anaperture, and a slide mounted movably in the first-named aperture andprovided with a flange which passes through the second-named aperture,substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a badge, a shank extending therefrom and bent atits outer end at a right angle, which bent end is provided with anaperture whose edges are provided With a cam-surface, a slide mountedmovably on said shank and held to a longitudinal movement thereon bysuitable means, and a flange extending from said shank and passingthrough said aperture and adapted to a sliding frictional contact withthe cam-surfaces of said aperture, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I a'tlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

WARREN R. PERCE, HOWARD A. LAMPREY.

